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O. W. HUTGHINS.

BOOK AND MUSIC HOLDER. a No. 319,907. Patented June 9 1885..

WITNESSES I INVE NTOR ATTORNEY N4 PETERS. Phulvlhhogmpher.Waxhlngloni-DICB NITED STATES CHARLES W. HUTCHINS, OF SPRINGFIELD,MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO EDWIN C. BARR, OF SAME PLACE.

BOOK AND MUSIC HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 319,907, dated June 9,1885.

Application filed May 22, 1E84.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES W. HUTOH- Ixs, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Springfield, in the county of Hampden and 5 State ofMassachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Book and-Music Holders, of which the following is a specification. a

This invention relates to improvements in book-rests and music-holderscombined, the object being to provide an improved device of theabove-named character having a base which permits of placing it on apiano, if desired, and two independent sections of pivt5 otcdsupporting-rack capable of being adjusted to different positions, and aspring leafholder and book-cover holders, as hereinafter described.

In the drawings forming part of-this speci- 2o fication, Figure 1illustrates a book and music holder constructed according to myinvention, showing the parts in the position which they occupy when inuse and a book thereon. Fig. 2 shows the holder folded up, and by dotted lines one of the positions other than that shown in Fig. 1 to whichthe racks may be adjusted.

In the drawings, A is the base of the book and music holder, havingpivoted under each 0 end an arm, b, which arms are adapted to be turnedrearward from the position they occupy in Fig. 2 to that shown in Fig.1, to sup port the holder in an upright position when the weight of abook or music is brought to 5 bear on the racks c. The bars of saidracks are pivoted to each other and to the base A at e e e, and arecapable of being folded close to said base, as shown in Fig. 2, orraised up to the position shown in dotted lines, or to that 0 shown inFig. 1, or of being set at an outward incline beyond the ends of thebase, as may be desired, to accommodate books or musicsheets of variousforms and dimensions.

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()n base A are fixed two cover holdersfx, which stand away from the rearpart of base A far enough to permit of putting the lower edge of thecovers 1) of the book D between them and said rear part of the base,whereby the covers of the book are held steadily open and prevented fromshutting against the leaves d of the book, thereby relieving theleafholder from any cover-pressure and making it easier to control theirposition.

The leaf-holder m consists of a wire yoke,

m, having its two ends attached to a shaft, n, and so formed as to reachupward and laterally over the lower part of the book-leaves d far enoughto hold them open, as shown. The said shaft is arranged to turn in thestands to on. base A and to have a slight endwise 6o movement therein,and has coiled thereon a spring, 0, which drives it to the right, sothat when the leaf-holder is swung forward away from the leaves d theadjacent end ofthe holder at will be engaged with the notch 2, wherebyo5 the leafholder will be held away from the book. The holder m is freedfrom notch 2 by pushing it and shaft n to the left, and spring 0 thenthrows said holder over against the book and holds it in the positionshown in Fig. 1. I

If desired, the base A may be made wide enough to dispense with arms I).

What I claim as my invention is.

A book and music holder consisting of the base A, the two separate racksc c, pivotally attached to said base and adapted to fold from the centertoward the ends thereof, and vice versa, the arms I), pivoted to thebase and adapted to extend rearward, the cover hold- 8c ers 00 m, androtating spring leaf-holder at, substantially as set forth.

CHAS. WV. HUTOHINS.

Witnesses:

H. A. CHAPIN, J. D. GARFIELD.

